Huffington Post, April 24, 2012 by Dave Helfert Chinese military strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu said, “All war is deception.” In 2012, Republicans have gone him one better. They’re denying the existence of a war while they’re actively waging it. The Republican War on Women. That’s what Democrats call an onslaught of legislation in state […]
April 24, 2012
Huffington Post, April 24, 2012 by Ariel Edwards-Levy WASHINGTON — As many states debate and pass new restrictions on abortion, often against increasing resistance, a small number of others are considering moves in the opposite direction, weighing legislation that would increase access to and coverage of abortions. A California bill awaiting its first hearing this […]
April 19, 2012
MPR News, April 19, 2012 by Elizabeth Dunbar St. Paul, Minn. — When the Minnesota House and Senate both held floor votes this week on two separate abortion-related bills, they did so as other work — including a healthcare spending bill and a tax bill — remained unfinished. That prompted criticism from opponents of the […]
April 11, 2012
Guttmacher Institute, April 11, 2012 To date, legislators have introduced 944 provisions related to reproductive health and rights in 45 of the 46 legislatures that have convened this year. (Legislatures in Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas do not meet in 2012.) Fully half of these provisions would restrict abortion. So far this year, 76 […]
March 28, 2012
CNN, March 28, 2012 by Wayne Drash If anyone is comfortable speaking openly and boldly about women’s bodies, it’s Eve Ensler. The playwright and activist behind “The Vagina Monologues” has been at it for years. So when she watches American politics of late — especially the conversations swirling around women’s reproductive rights — she feels […]
March 15, 2012
NEWS RELEASE 125 Maiden Lane, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Ph 212 248 1111 Fax 212 248 1951 Joerg Dreweke mediaworks@guttmacher.org Thursday, March 15, 2012 MORE THAN HALF OF ALL REPRODUCTIVE-AGE U.S. WOMEN NOW LIVE IN STATES HOSTILE TO ABORTION RIGHTS Significant Increase Seen Over Past Decade As Many “Middle Ground” States Shift To […]
August 1, 2011
Guttmacher Institute, August 2011 INCIDENCE OF ABORTION • Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.[2] • Forty percent of pregnancies among white women, 67% among blacks and 53% among Hispanics are unintended.[1] […]
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